IN CONVERSATION WITH: Murray Rosenthal
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Murray Rosenthal, who is one of the experts speaking during the Inaugural Shaw Festival.
Tabitha James
I’ve been in love with theatre for as long as I can remember but it was intensified when I joined Bedlam Theatre whilst at University of Edinburgh - the oldest student-run theatre in the UK. With an aversion to the spotlight I became involved in stage management and producing and then discovered reviewing. I’ve been reviewing for over six years now but am still delighted to be challenged and thrilled by shows at every viewing. When not working as a marketeer in my day job, I’m at home with my two demanding Siamese cats - more often than not knitting or with a glass of wine in hand.
REVIEW: 8 Songs for a Mad King
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a particular kind of attention that only comes from being in the room. Not the attention of the reviewer cataloguing programme notes, but something physical registering detail that critical distance would otherwise smooth over.
REVIEW: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish classic completely reimagined to delight new and old audiences alike.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Christine Bacon
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Christine Bacon, playwright of A Fine Idea and co-Artistic Director of ice&fire.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Steven Bamidele
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Stephen Bamidele, a Nigerian-born, London-based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer.
REVIEW: Beetlejuice The Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is rare for a new musical to arrive in the West End and feel so instantly deserving of its place on one of the capital’s biggest stages. Beetlejuice is exactly that kind of show.
In Conversation With: Chino
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for a quick chat with Chino, tiata fahodzi’s Artistic Director and CEO, about the future programmes. Nanny of the Maroons: an exciting new musical play blending spokenword, music and magical realism, to tell the…
REVIEW: Garden Party Cabaret
Reading Time: 2 minutesSurreal and deeply chaotic immersive cabaret that lacks any narrative clarity. There’s a fine line between immersive theatre and feeling like you’ve accidentally wandered into someone else’s extremely chaotic afterparty at 2am. Canal Café Theatre’s Garden Party –…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jefta van Dinther
Reading Time: 3 minutesAhead of the UK premiere of his latest dance work, REMACHINE, at Sadler’s Wells East this week (May 14 – 16), Dutch/Swedish choreographer Jefta van Dinther talks to A Youngish Perspective about the fascinating influences behind the work.…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Zoe Zhao and James Shing Mu Cheng
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Zoe Zhao and James Shing Mu Cheng, the creative forces behind Black Bla, to discuss the intersections of theatre, movement, image-making and technology within their work. With backgrounds spanning experimental film, choreography, music,…